Power-actuated furrow detacher



March 24, 1931. H GLAS|ER 1,797,501

POWER ACTUATED FURROW DETACHER Filed April l5. 1929 2 Sheets-Sham l Arias/EVS March24', 1931. H. H. GLASIER A 1,797,501

POWER ACTUATED FURROW DETACHER Filed April l5. 1929 2 Sheets-Shea! 2 #graal/55275 HTTOZ/YEYS Patented Mar. 24, l1931 y UNITED `STAT-llS HAROLD GLASIER, OF LOS'ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Application filed `Apri-1 15',

This invention relates to an attachment to open the lground and adapted for plows to more effectively detach the furrow in advance of the lplow point. As is well known, the plows in common use y'are provided with a Coulter stationary with respect to theplow frame and which opens the-ground in advance of the plow share `so as to detach furrow. In hard ground, a tractive eort of great magnitude is required -to draw the plow. The present invention appertains toa plow having a novel furrow ydetacher which is power actuated and lbreaks the ground in advance vof-thejplow point. lt is well known that an vimpactor vpicking' `actionjis more effective in breaking open the 4ground than a simple slicing or Cuttingaction.

The present invention has for its objects the Yprovision of a furrow detacher includingany or all of the following features: a reciprocable Coulter; a combined reciprocable Coulter .and reciprocable cutter movable to and fromeach other whereby vto decrease the Fig. 3. f

draggingaction of the Coulter onthe plow; a ycombined -reciprocable Coulter `and reciprocable cutter together with means for'actuating-.the Coulter' and cutter; and features of. designcontributing to'strength simplicity, durability andcol'npactness of structure.

These objectstogether with other objects and corresponding'accomplishments .are obtainedby means of thev embodiment ofmy invention illustrated inthe accompanying v dra-wings, in whiCh:-' w

Fig. 1 is a side View of a plow equipped iwithanyfurrow detacherand withthe cutter and coulter in their remote positions; Fig. 2

`fis aside elevation of the plow shown in Fig.

l1 as seen .from the opposite side thereof;

Coulter and'jcutter in near position; and Fig. 4 is a Sectio as seen on theV lined- 4 of Referring more particularly to vthe drawings, A. marks a frame on which -ismounted a` plow vshare B. 'The rear of Ztheplowshare is gange wheelC.v -Monnted^on the 2frame 'isa gas engine Dlfor .Operating the Coulter 'and cutter. Handles VE Vare protfided gfor n guiding theplow. F isa gaS1'I10-2LI1kf 'A 1929. serial No. 355,078.y

reciprocable Coulter is marked G and'is disposed in advance of the plow share, and Cooperating with the Coulter :is acutter H.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, theframe comprisesa .beam 5 ser-ving as a draft beam. Upstanding from the beam 5 and fixed thereto by any suitable means such as welding is a standard. In the structure shown, the standard Consistsof two bars,one

Y.side bars of the leverl frame at the lower end 1s an axle 10 serving kas a Journal for a cutter disk 11.. 'A bifurcated leverr '12 rfor the Coulter is pivotal'lysecured tothe arm 7 at 13. At the lower end of the 'lever arm 12 is a Coulter shoe 14 hav-ing a spur 15. Alink arm 16 connects the upper end 'of the coulter lever arm'12 and the cutter lever frame.

Fixed to the Coulter lever 12 .is an actuating 'i arm 17 having'a rscotch yoke 1S at the rear end. The motor or gas engine D rotates a shaft 19 provided with a crank arm 2() havv ing a crank pinQl disposed in the slot of the yoke 18. `T y y Inoperation,v the plow is drawn by horses,

'a tractor or any well known means and is guided by means of the handles E in the usual manner. oscllrlationof the'lever arm '12 Aabout its piv- The motor l) is started and Causes c otalV axis ).rsol as to reciprocate the Coulter Y shoe andspur withan impact or picking action. The shoe beingwedgefshapedtransverse- "ly 'breaksopen the furrow.

i Swjllgingmovement is .transmitted -to the leverY frame through ythe :intermediateflink arm .16 and causes ythe'cutter disk to be reciprocated to.

and from-the-coulteinY The cutter diskl and Coulter react againstone anotherso .that no drag isv added tothe plow. The/cutter disk 11 makesran incision orcut ywhile kthe Coulter Ashoe'opensupfthefcuts so madefforentrance of the plow point. Bothgthecutter disk 11 and lll the Coulter shoe perform the function of the usual plow Coulters, but much more effectively, and are operated by power not derived from the tractive etlort upon the plow. What has been termed herein as the Coulter shoe pierces into the Cut made by the disk Cutter, roots open the ground and wedges the furrow slice away from the land and in general shatters it. This lessens the piercing friction against thev plow share andtheburst-V ing friction against the mould-board.

1. An agricultural tool Comprising a plow share, a Coulter shoe reeiprocable to break the furrow Ain advance oit' the share, and mechanism to reciprocate the Coulter shoe.

2. An agricultural tool Comprising a plow share, a Coulter shoe having a spur disposed in advance ot the plow point and reciprocable in thepath of plow travel, and mechanism to reciprocate the Coulter shoe to break open the furrow. i

3. An agricultural tool comprising a trarne, a -plow share, a VCoulter shoe 'having a spur disposed in advance ot the plow point, said Coulter shoe having a lever arinpivotally mounted on said frame whereby said Coulter shoe may be reciprocated in the'path` of plow travel, an actuating arm secured to said Coulter shoe, and mechanism to oscillate said actuating arm and thereby to reciprocate said an agricultural tool Comprising a trame,

a plow share, a Coulter shoe having a spu r disposed in advance ot the plow point, said Coulter shoehaving a lever arm pivotallv mounted on said traine whereby Said Coulter shoe may be i'1CiproCated in the path ot" plow travel, an actuating arm secured to said Coulter shoe, a motor mechanism mounted on said traine having a Crank, and means Connecting said Crank and actuating arm whereby to reciprocate Y said Coulter shoe to break open the furrow.

(i. An agricultural tool Comprising a frame, a plow share, a Coulter having a spur disposed in advance of the'plow point, said Coulter having a lever arm pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said spur may be reciprocated in the path of plow travel, an acy tuating arm secured to said Coulter, a motor mechanism mounted on said framev having a crank andcrank pin, a yoke on said actuating arm in which said crank pin is disposed whereby on revolution of said Crank said actuating arm will be oscillated and thereby said spur reciprocated. l -V 'sha-re, a Coulter having a spur disposed in advance ot' the plw point and reCiprocable-in 'the path o' the plow travel, mechanism to reciprocate the Coulter, a Cutter disposed in advance et said Coulter and mounted to be reciprocated to and trom said Coulter in the path of travel ,ot said plow sliare,said Cutter beingoperatively Connected to said mechanism. Y

9. An agricultural tool Comprising a frame, aplow share, a Coulter having a spur disposed in yadvance of the plow point, said Coulter being pivotally mounted on said trame whereby said spur may be reciprocated in the path of plow travel, a Cutter pivotallyy mounted on saidy frame in advance ot said Coulter, said cutter being Connected to said'nieclianism to be reciprocated to and trom said spur and to cause slicing of the ground. f y

l0. An agriculturaltool Comprising aframe,

a plow share, a Coulter having aV spur disposed in advance of the plow point, said Coulter having a vlever arm pivotally mounted on said 'frame whereby said Coulter may be reciprocated' in the path of plow travel, an actuating arm secured to said Coulter, mechanism vto oscillate said actuating arm and thereby to reciprocate said spur, a cutter pivotally mounted on said trame in advance of said Coulter, saidcutter being Connected to said mechanism to be reciprocated to andfrom said spur and cause slicing of the ground.

11.` An agricultural tool Comprising a frame, a plowshare, a Coulter having aispur disposed in advance of the plow point, said Coulter liavinga lever arm pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said Coulter maybe reciprocated in the path of vplow travel, an Y mounted on said frame in ,advance of saidk spur, a link arm Connecting' said lever arm' to said Cutter, and motor mechanism mounted on said frame and Connected to said lever arm kto oscillate the latter, said link arm being disposed so as to Cause said Coulter and Cutter to be moved to and from each other. f

12. An agricultural tool Comprising a frame, a plowshare,a Coulter liavingia spur disposed in advance of the plow point, said Y Coulter being pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said Coulterinay be reciprocated in `the path of plow travel, mechanism to oscillll) late said Coulter and thereby to reciprocate l said spur, a 'cutter disk, a Cutterarm on which said disk is journalled, said arm being pivotally mounted on said frame in advance of said Coulter and Connected'to said mechanism to be reciprocated to and from said Coulter to cause slicing of the ground.

13. An agricultural tool comprising a frame, a Coulter having a spur and provided with a lever arm pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said spur may be reciprocated in the path of travel of said tool, an actuating arm secured to said Coulter, a motormechanism mounted on said frame having a crank and-crank pin, a yoke on said actuating arm in which said crank pin is disposed whereby on revolution of said crank said actuating arm will be oscillated and thereby said spur reciprocated.

14. An agricultural tool comprising a frame, a Coulter having a spur and provided with a lever arm pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said Coulter may be recipro- Cated in thepath of travel of said tool, an actuating arm secured to said Coulter, mechanism to oscillate said actuating arm and thereby to reciprocate said spur, a cutter pivotally mounted on said frame in advance of Asaid spur, a link arm Connecting said lever arm to said Cutter, and motor mechanism mounted on said frame and connected to said lever arm to oscillate the latter, said link arm being disposed so as to Cause said Coulter and Cutter to be moved to and from each other.

15. An agricultural vtool Comprising a frame, a Coulter having a spur, said coulter being pivotally mounted on said frame whereby said Coulter may be reciprocated in the path of travel of said tool, mechanism to os- Cillate said Coulter and thereby to reciprocate vsaid spur, a Cutter disk, a cutter arm on which said disk is journalled, said arm being pivotally mounted on said frame in advance of said Coulter and Connected to said mechanism to be reciprocated to and from said Coulter to Cause slicing of the ground. Y

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 7 th day of March, 1929.

HAROLD II. GLASIER. 

